Seahawks reached out to Colin Kaepernick’s agent on Friday

Posted by Michael David Smith on May 16, 2017, 5:17 AM EST

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Colin Kaepernick is getting interest from an NFL team for the first time this offseason.

After Kaepernick said on Thursday night that he and his agent have not talked to any teams, the Seahawks reached out on Friday. According to Mike Silver of NFL Media, Seahawks G.M. John Schneider contacted Kaepernick’s agent on Friday to express the Seahawks’ interest in signing Kaepernick as a backup to starting quarterback Russell Wilson.

There’s no word on whether any contract terms were discussed, nor has Kaepernick said whether he’d sign a minimum-salary contract to work as a backup, or whether he wants more than that.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said on Monday that the Seahawks are considering both Kaepernick and Robert Griffin III as backups to Wilson, but Carroll didn’t mention that Schneider had actually talked to Kaepernick’s agent.

The Seahawks may be losing confidence in backup quarterback Trevone Boykin after he was arrested twice this offseason, and they don’t have any experienced quarterbacks beyond Boykin. So Seattle’s is a roster Kaepernick would have a good chance of making.

Wow. Kap and RGIII. Seattle must really be losing faith in Russell. Then again, Russ is #6 in the ranks at 85.9. (TB12 is #1@96.4 for all u haters. Just saying) Quarterbacks like these three have short shelf lives, like running backs. Wouldn’t be surprised if they signed both of them since they are both bargain basement stock. It will be fun to watch if that happens.

I think we all agree that the QB is the most important guy on the football team. Too often, because of injury, we find out that the backup QB is the second most important position on the team. When you have the opportunity to acquire a QB who’s good on the field and popular in the locker room, you have to look into it. Kaepernick did something that doesn’t sit well with the far right, but Seattle is a little more progressive. The 49ers players voted him the winner of the Len Eshmont award, which is given annually to the player who exemplifies inspiration and courageous play, so his teammates absolutely love him. The NFL also broke their record for revenue last year, so if Kap’s actions had anything to do with the fans, he’s good there too.

Griffin has the potential to have some big games if he can get behind a good offensive line and be part of a good structure. He’s never going to be a starter again, but if Wilson had to miss a game, he can go out and win one.

Kaepernick is a medium risk, low reward player. He may have a solid 2 TD, 0 INT, 230 yard game every now and then, but the league figured him out and he doesn’t have any arm strength or mobility any more. He’s not going to be able to win a shootout.

Makes some sense. You need a different team-build around a scrambler, but they take more risks of serious injury, and as they lose just a single step with age their career is over – and your team isn’t just done for the season but needs a major rebuild. It works great at college, but the money and time needed to build a pro team means you’re chance of success is much greater with a pocket QB.

And even if you can avoid the potential shortcomings by having more scramblers as backups, scramblers offenses are still somewhat 2-dimensional, based more around their athleticism and reacting on the fly than it is about smarts and game-planning or adjusting to different opponents. Of course it can work, but once opponents have you figured your continued chances get much slimmer, and your avenues of adjustment are fewer. Good luck with that.

tonebones says:
May 16, 2017 7:45 AM
I think we all agree that the QB is the most important guy on the football team. Too often, because of injury, we find out that the backup QB is the second most important position on the team. When you have the opportunity to acquire a QB who’s good on the field and popular in the locker room, you have to look into it. Kaepernick did something that doesn’t sit well with the far right, but Seattle is a little more progressive. The 49ers players voted him the winner of the Len Eshmont award, which is given annually to the player who exemplifies inspiration and courageous play, so his teammates absolutely love him. The NFL also broke their record for revenue last year, so if Kap’s actions had anything to do with the fans, he’s good there too.

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The only thing Saint Kapernick didn’t do was win ball games. Sounds like a win-win for everyone.

moodyponders says:
May 16, 2017 6:07 AM
Wow. Kap and RGIII. Seattle must really be losing faith in Russell. Then again, Russ is #6 in the ranks at 85.9. (TB12 is #1@96.4 for all u haters. Just saying) Quarterbacks like these three have short shelf lives, like running backs. Wouldn’t be surprised if they signed both of them since they are both bargain basement stock. It will be fun to watch if that happens.

tonebones says:
May 16, 2017 7:45 AM
I think we all agree that the QB is the most important guy on the football team. Too often, because of injury, we find out that the backup QB is the second most important position on the team. When you have the opportunity to acquire a QB who’s good on the field and popular in the locker room, you have to look into it. Kaepernick did something that doesn’t sit well with the far right, but Seattle is a little more progressive. The 49ers players voted him the winner of the Len Eshmont award, which is given annually to the player who exemplifies inspiration and courageous play, so his teammates absolutely love him. The NFL also broke their record for revenue last year, so if Kap’s actions had anything to do with the fans, he’s good there too.

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Its just as silly to think Kaep should be favored as a football player because of his protest as it is to say teams should pass on him no matter what their need. His supporters are failing to make this a football question just as much as the guys calling for a banning. Kaep is a mediocre QB that can still fill a gap somewhere once teams have a better picture of what they have. He is not worth paying for anything greater than that limited capacity. Anyone saying he is a good football player is kidding themselves to feed their political narratives. We all saw the game film, the guy gets messed up easily unless its a plain vanilla garbage time defense. It makes him hesitent and mistake prone. Thats the bottom line that matters more than the very occasional highlight play most of which took place in the aforementioned garbage time. He should get a job before the season starts, but as a mediocre backup for mediocre backup money. (And Ill still watch the team that signs him no problem)

Pete Carroll does not consider himself an inferior coach to Jim Harbaugh. Kaepernick led the 49ers to a super bowl his first season under center, and right back to the NFC championship game his second season. Of course, he had a great coach in Harbaugh, but Carroll is also a good coach. So keeping this comment to strictly football and nothing else, there aren’t many QBs who have had the success winning big football games at a young age than Kaepernick. And we all know QBs get better with experience. The Seahawks are only concerned with winning, so they’re interested in good football players.

Kaep is such a great guy. It really sucks how in America you can’t stand up for what you believe in unless you do it exactly how the people who don’t want you standing up for certain reasons say you can. I don’t stand for the anthem either. Or believe in this corrupt fake political system. I have family in the military who fully support Kaep. It’s crazy that the ones who don’t say it’s because he’s disrespecting the military but ppl in the military feel differently. Go Kaep GO. You’re an inspiration to us all and the definition of a true American.